Ronald Koeman 4/6 to be the next Southampton manager

Competition: Premier League
Market: Ronald Koeman to be next Southampton manager
Odds: 4/6 @ William Hill

Former Feyenoord manager Ronald Koeman is now the bookies’ favourite to be the next Southampton manager, following Mauricio Pochettino’s departure to join Tottenham Hotspur this summer.

Koeman, 51, spent three years with the Eredivisie outfit, finishing 2nd (2011/12), 3rd (2012/13) and 2nd (2013/14). He’s now believed to fancy a move to the Premier League, but has had no offer put in for him yet.

“From Ronald’s point of view, (Southampton) would be amazing. I think it would be a very good success for the club, but also for the Premier League to get a coach like him. He is very technical, and very offensive. His team makes goals. They scored more than any other team in Holland this season,” said his agent Guido Albers.

As a result, William Hill are giving odds of 4/6 for Koeman to be the newest man at the helm of Southampton. It promises to be a difficult campaign for them in 2014/15 with a mass exodus on the cards. The manager has left, striker Rickie Lambert has agreed terms with Liverpool, who have also put in an improved bid to sign attacking-midfielder Adam Lallana. And Manchester United & Chelsea are fighting over left-back Luke Shaw.

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